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Achievements

  • Clinical Site for Student Training: W King Health Care Group serves as an unfunded clinical training site for:

    • UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, providing medical student clinical rotations and Nurse Practitioner student training.

    • USC Physician Assistant program, offering PA student clinical training.

  • Rapid and Ready Program Site: Designated as a site for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's Rapid and Ready Program, linking patients to care and providing rapid-start HIV treatment and prevention. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has recognized the work and passion of Dr. King and W King Health Care Group and enrolled the practice within the  program as one of the few private practice clinical sites within the high HIV incidence area, Service Planning Area 6 of Los Angeles County.

  • Community Advocacy: Led free public lectures on chronic diseases and healthcare relationships.

  • Health Screenings: Conducted HIV, Hepatitis C, blood pressure, and diabetes screenings at community events.

  • Taste of Soul Festival: Dr. King was the first medical director of Taste of Soul. The Taste of Soul Festival is one of the largest street festivals in Southern California, typically attracting over 350,000 attendees each year. Held annually in the heart of Los Angeles on Crenshaw Boulevard, it celebrates African-American culture, food, and music. The event draws a diverse audience but primarily serves the African-American community in Los Angeles, including families, professionals, and community leaders. The festival offers a platform for local businesses, artists, and health organizations to engage with the public. W King Health Care continues to be the only private practice led medical station, which recruits local community-based physicians of color and health professional students to provide the health care interventions needed for that day.   The health care service: blood pressure screenings, diabetes screening, HIV screening, first aid and urgent care services have all been provided by  in kind donation, by the community physicians and the W King Health Care Group team.

  • Vaccination Drives: Hosted drive-through flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics since the onset of the pandemic.

  • Rapid Linkage to Care: Offered fast access to treatment for patients identified during HIV and Hepatitis C screenings

  • South Bay Health Care Provider Consortium: W King Health Care Group, through Dr. King, an active participant in the South Bay Health Care Provider Consortium, a monthly meeting focused on HIV prevention, treatment, and STI care. Originally, founded by the late Dr. Wilbert Jordan MD PHD, the Consortium is a multidisciplinary group of HIV clinical providers, mainly of color, who meet monthly to be educated by peers on current topics of HIV/STI and Hepatitis treatment and prevention. The consortium has grown to include 25 participants, including physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical pharmacists, and healthcare professional students, promoting collaboration and best practices in HIV care Dr. King co-chairs the South Bay Provider Consortium.

Goals

  • Expand Access to Medical Equipment: Provide financial assistance to patients in need of essential medical supplies like blood pressure monitors and mobility aids.  This program, only two months old, has already supplied 10 blood pressure monitors and 7 mobility aids to patients in need of blood pressure monitoring and at high risk of falls. These patients were unable to afford these devices that were not covered by their insurance plans.

  • Support Uncompensated Care: Fundraise to cover the costs of uncompensated care offered by W King Health Care Group. W King Health Care Group has provided uncompensated care to patients who have lost their insurance because of unemployment; or have needed care while transferring medical insurances. The uncompensated care fund is projected to be expanded to provide coverage for dental claims for patients in need.

  • Continue and Expand Outreach: Grow community health initiatives, including health fairs, screenings, and educational events.

  • Continue to Expand the Southbay HIV Provider Network. Fundraising through grant writing to support unbranded and non-Pharma funded monthly lectures.  Create opportunities for members to present at monthly lectures or through an annual World AIDS Day (WAD) recognition symposium.  W King Cares Corp has written several grants to support the first WAD symposium this year.  Southbay HIV Provider Consortium members are featured faculty.

  • Taste of Soul: This year, W King Cares Corp will focus on raising funds to cover the costs of the medical supplies and services that W King Health Care Group typically donates to the festival. This initiative will allow the group to continue its tradition of providing life-saving health services to the thousands of festival attendees, addressing the social inequities in healthcare that are prevalent in the community

Objectives

  • Raise Funds: Launch fundraising campaigns to support patients in need and cover medical supplies and services.

  • Increase Community Health Impact: Expand free health services offered by W King Health Care Group to more underserved populations.

  • Strengthen Partnerships: Collaborate with other community organizations to extend the reach of healthcare education and services.

  • Enhance Patient Support: Ensure that no patient goes without essential care or medical equipment due to financial limitations.

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